Additional Long-Term Care Spaces Coming to Shelburne
More seniors in Shelburne and surrounding communities who need long-term care will have access with the addition of 48 rooms to the new Roseway Manor.
The new, modern nursing home, which will replace the current Roseway Manor and is expected to open in 2027, will now have 112 rooms. Shelburne MLA Nolan Young announced the expansion on behalf of Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams today, November 21, at Roseway Manor.
“Our seniors deserve to enjoy comfortable surroundings while in care,” said Mr. Young. “Adding more rooms to the new Roseway Manor is good news for our community. This not only means more access to long-term care for our residents, but keeping our loved ones in the community and out of hospital beds translates into better healthcare for everyone in our area.”
The additional rooms for Roseway are among the 2,200 new and replacement rooms recently added to the Province’s long-term care infrastructure plan. These rooms are expected to be ready by 2032 and are on top of about 3,500 new and replacement rooms that were in the original plan and expected to be ready by 2027. Together, these new spaces will help to meet the care needs of the province’s aging population.
All new living spaces will be single rooms, each with its own private washroom. The government is contracting with several long-term care providers for new facilities and to replace existing ones.
More announcements about locations of new and replacement rooms are expected in the coming weeks. Information and progress updates on all 5,700 rooms are available at: https://novascotia.ca/long-term-care-rooms-progress-updates/
Building and improving more long-term care rooms is part of Action for Health, the Province’s strategic plan to improve healthcare. Building and renovating new facilities with single-bed rooms and ensuring seniors live with dignity and can age well are also commitments in the Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister’s mandate.
Quotes:
“Residents, families and our community are grateful to be receiving a replacement facility that will allow for the continuation of safe, quality care for our loved ones.”
– Dayle Eshelby, board Chair, Roseway Manor
Quick Facts:
- the long-term care infrastructure plan was announced in January
- current wait lists for long-term care spots vary across the province; as of November 15, there were just over 1,700 people waiting at home for placement in long-term care
- of those waiting at home, more than 70 per cent receive home care
- seniors make up close to 22 per cent of Nova Scotia’s population; this is expected to climb to more than 25 per cent by 2032
- the Office of Healthcare Professional Recruitment, Department of Seniors and Long-Term Care, and the continuing care sector are working together to recruit the staff needed to support the delivery of care that will be required for these new rooms
Additional Resources:
News release – Province Adding, Replacing More Long-Term Care Rooms: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20231120001
News release – First Long-Term Care Replacement Home Opens: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230929006
News release – Construction Beginning on Long-Term Care Homes in Central Zone: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230517001
News release – Province Building More Long-Term Care Rooms: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230111001
Action for Health, the government’s plan for transforming the healthcare system: https://novascotia.ca/actionforhealth
Mandate letter for the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care: https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/letters-2021/ministerial-mandate-letter-2021-SLTC.pdf